I was thinking about Jeep drivers and the whole duck thing. But what about you Kia Sportage drivers? You got a club? Is there a Secret Brotherhood of Chevy Traxers?
Lol no
I might be curious about the car itself, just to figure out how it may or may not differ from my own, based on the year it was made, but I don’t give two shits about the driver. I generally don’t like other people, and car brand ownership makes no difference in this equation.
Used to drive a
Tank1995 Volvo 940, and more than a few times did someone approach me to talk to a fellow “vintage Volvo enthusiast”.Now that I drive a 2019 Volvo XC90 T8, people assume that I am a Volvo enthusiast based on the fact that I’ve had two Volvos in a row. The truth is that I really liked the durable tank that was my old car, and I really like the comfort of my new car. They are not similar in any shape or form. They just happen to both be Volvos.
The truth is that I really liked the durable tank that was my old car, and I really like the comfort of my new car.
And that’s why you are a Volvo enthusiast. You fall in love with the old tanks and then you grow up to appreciate the comfort. Thats the life cycle of a Volvo enthusiast.
I’m very happy to bring you this news of you being a Volvo enthusiast, Mr./Ms. Volvo Enthusiast.
Eh, not really. I was very close to buying a BMW X5 instead, but I couldn’t find a 7 seater nearby. I don’t feel enthusiasm towards the Volvo brand in general, I just happen to have had two cars that I’ve really liked. The logo could’ve said Lada for all I care.
Thats just more descriptions of a Volvo enthusiast lol.
Exactly. You don’t have to be a mega-fan to be ‘enthused’ by a car brand.
One would think it at least involved some enthusiasm
Hey now, I’ll have you know that the Ladas have very stylish linoleum
Definitely! I have an MX5 (miata), and the camaraderie between strangers is great. Majority of people will wave to each other as they drive past and I often get stopped for a chat in petrol stations etc. It’s one of the reasons I would really hate to get rid of the car because it’s just an extra dose of fun compared to everything else I have owned.
I have an NA and I pop the headlights for my NB and ND brothers. I begrudgingly nod to the NC sailors. Just kidding. Every Miata gets the pop.
😌🥹😌🥹😌
I think this is only for sports car people or people who are into cars. I don’t think the majority here understand it. I’ve had other supra and sports car people follow me to work or gas station and just chat about the supra. I have a few friends who I still talk to on a weekly basis from car meets and supra car shows or track days. It’s just another hobby to enjoy with other people. I don’t think people outside of this understand it.
I have 2 cars, a CX-50 and a '91 Miata. I feel no kinship with other CX-50 drivers but Miata drivers I definitely do, especially NAs and NBs.
I had an old BMW. I park in the back of retail parking lots because I don’t see the point in circling lots to find a space that is 40ft closer and you can pull through the spaces. Lots of times I would come out of the store and another BMW would be parked next to mine, like there was some automotive kinship or something. There would be five open spaces, some guy and my car. It was always weird.
One day you cone out and there’s an impromptu BMW meet up in the grocery parking lot because of you.
That sort of thing actually does happen if your car is weird enough.
Nah, most brands have customers that treat their car like an appliance. They aren’t interested in a shared culture around their car. Jeep specifically cultivated that culture through “its a jeep thing” advertising, and it’s since taken on life of its own. Some other ones I’ve seen though
VW owners will throw up peace signs to other owners. Especially popular with Beetle drivers.
Mini cooper owners act like golden retrievers and start flashing their lights and wiggling the car when they see each other.
Subaru WRX/STI owners leave each other little bottles of vape juice
Subaru WRX/STI owners leave each other little bottles of vape juice
What about Saab 9-2X owners?
When I drove a pickup? Lol no pickup drivers are 99% assholes and pieces of shit.
Now that I’m driving an older model car? Also no, I see a parts bin I can pillage when my car dies.
I have a default grey Camry. I lose it in the parking lot all the time and feel kinship whenever I run across someone else also looking for their generic, vanilla car.
Prius Club member local 619 checking in
yes
(i don’t have a car)
Only because they don’t make them anymore. I always give a 👋🏼 —or a 🤘🏼 if their stickers are funny. 😋
Sort of, if they drive a Subaru Outback (as I do) or a Forester (as I considered) because these two drivers are Subaru people. Doesn’t apply to other models because those are less designed for outdoor functionality.
But there are a lot of us in the Pacific Northwest.
Pssshh, the older wrx count for outdoors too!
Agreed.
Yeah there does feel to be a Subaru community. Not as strong as Jeeps. But definitely, one of the stronger ones between car drivers.
Yeah, but better than Jeeps because our cars don’t suck. Jeeps didn’t used to suck, but they sure do these days.
The way lemmings see their cars is the way normies see their computing devices.
Some people make the things they buy and own a big part of their personality.
I don’t know why. To me, a car is a box with wheels that I use to get from point A to point B. My main criteria for judging a car is miles per dollar.
And let’s say you choose to drive the car with the highest miles/dollar available. You see someone else roll up next to you at the stoplight in the exact same vehicle.
There’s no subtle nod or mental “yep” to acknowledge the sensibility of the person next to you? :>
Not really, but Subaru owners are (especially the Outback, Crosstrek or any of the wilderness models) are a bit of a cult.
Yeah but some of them can be shitty. I’d give the deuce ✌️to any Subaru driving by, but the vape bros tend to not return it if your car doesn’t have the hood scoop for the turbo. I was driving the NA 2.5L 2007 Hawkeye Impreza.
Weird gatekeepy shit goin’ on with the vape bros.
Somehow a little bit, yeah
Kinda, I used to drive a fairly rare variant of 4Runner so when I saw an identical one I got a bit excited. Then I accidentally won an auction from a university in town for a surplus police car (it’s a much longer story) so now I get amused when I see another idiot like me driving a similar model surplus police car
What kind of 4Runner?
03 Sport edition v8, it has the gray matte trim like the SR5 but better off-road package. That was the only year I believe with the matte trim.
Ah, neat. I was wondering because I’ve got a second-gen and also notice when I see similar ones, just because they’re so old now (even for 4Runners) that a lot of them are no longer running. Sadly, that even includes mine at the moment, though I hope to fix it sooner or later.
Good luck getting it going again. It was hard giving mine up, still in the family but I miss driving it. The thing was a beast and is still going strong.
